Tag: #life

• The Other Side of Forgiveness

  

  Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask “Where have I gone wrong?” Then a voice says to me, “This is going to take more than one night.” – Charles M. Schulz

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  April 26, 2024

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  #acceptance, #amends, #apology, #forgiveness, #life, #theothersidebyaparna, #virtue

• The Other Side of my Hostel Life

  

  When I was studying for my double Masters, I spent a good 5 years in the University Hostel. Those 5 years were a gamechanger and played a huge part in shaping my future life. On the one hand I had my share of fun sneaking out to see late night movies, getting caught by the…

  theothersidebyaparna

  April 18, 2024

  Long Reads

  #college, #education, #friends, #hostellife, #independent, #life, #theothersidebyaparna, #university, education, study

• The Other Side of Tea Time

  

  “If you are cold, tea will warm you; if you are too heated, it will cool you; if you are depressed, it will cheer you; if you are excited, it will calm you.” – William Ewart Gladstone.

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  April 4, 2024

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  #beverage, #life, #tea, #teabreak, #teatime, #theothersidebyaparna

• The Other Side of Losses

  

  When I lost my father 27 years ago, I had quit my job just a week back and had registered for my Ph.D. in a reputed institute. My brother had just completed his MBBS and was doing his internship. My sister was in school. And my mom had quit her job as a school teacher…

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  March 28, 2024

  Long Reads

  #life, #theothersidebyaparna, grief, loss, love, mental-health

• The Other Side of Positive Self-Affirmations

  

  “No one can tell what goes on in between the person you were and the person you become. No one can chart that blue and lonely section of hell. There are no maps of the change. You just come out the other side. Or you don’t.” – Stephen King, The Stand

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  February 15, 2024

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  #confidence, #life, #mindset, #positive, #positivity, #psychology, #selfaffirmations, #selfcare, #selfworth, #theothersidebyaparna

• The Other Side of Sleeping (and dreaming)

  

  Do you want your dreams to come true? Guess it’s time to go to sleep then!

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  February 1, 2024

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  #dreams, #ideas, #life, #nightmares, #sleep, #theothersidebyaparna, #thoughts

• The Other Side of me (my alter ego)

  

  My mother started her career as a librarian in my school. I therefore had the privilege to spend time with her after my school hours and keep disturbing her neatly stacked books categorized by authors & titles while she catalogued each intricate detail in her beautiful handwriting. My love for books and reading started here.…

  theothersidebyaparna

  January 25, 2024

  Long Reads

  #alterego, #books, #classic, #life, #perfection, #poetry, #theothersidebyaparna, love, spirituality, writing

• The Other Side of the Other Side

  

  On the other side of the other side are all of you who read my articles, like them, give your comments and encourage me to continue writing. Please watch this video as a small token of my gratitude for all of you especially the ones who have been on this journey with me.

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  January 4, 2024

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  #appreciation, #friendship, #life, #newbeginnings, #newyear, #poem, #poetry, #thankyou, #theothersidebyaparna

• The Other Side of Moving (and moving on)

  

  When I was going through the finer details of a health insurance policy that I bought a few months back, what caught my eye was the mention of a 30% reduction in the premium amount if I was able to complete 10,000 steps for 270 days in a year. I can proudly say that I…

  theothersidebyaparna

  December 28, 2023

  Short Reads

  #Keepmoving, #life, #moving, #movingon, #past, #theothersidebyaparna

• The Other Side of Traveling

  

  As we stand on the threshold of yet another new year, let’s take a moment to travel back in time to get a perspective on just how far we have already come.

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  December 21, 2023

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  #adventure, #culture, #explore, #holiday, #life, #theothersidebyaparna, #tourism, #travel, #travelbug, #traveldairies, #traveling, #vacation, #wanderer, #wanderlust